WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proposed Thursday to make available 255 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band for unlicensed devices.
The FCC praised the proposal, which suggests that devices built to use this spectrum deploy dynamic frequency selection to avoid government systems. The proposed rules have been expected since earlier this year when the FCC, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Defense reached an agreement on use of the 5 GHz band for unlicensed devices.
Global use of the 5 GHz band is on the agenda to be discussed at next month’s World Radiocommunications Conference in Geneva.
